User Guide

Head Bob: Toggle On and Off the head bob motion while moving in
the game. With this option set to On, your party’s view of the world will
bob and sway slightly as you move.
Choice of Targeting Crosshairs: Select the appearance of the mouse’s
targeting crosshair. Choose one of seven different crosshairs.
Video Options
Use this screen to modify any of your display settings, or change the
graphic detail levels in the game.
Select Display Adapter: Systems Primary display adapter is always the
default.
Force 1 Pass: This enables single pass lightmapping vs. dual–pass light
mapping. Single pass is faster at the cost of video quality.
Detailed Textures: Increase the look of surface textures at the cost of
performance.
Light Map: Turn off the light mapping if you’d like to increase
performance, but keep in mind that it will drop the game’s video quality.
Shadows: Toggle shadows On and Off to provide a performance increase.
Trilinear Buffering: Increases the look of objects close–up.
Weapon Impacts: Turn off the effects for weapon impacts in order to
increase video performance.
Optimise Surfaces: This enables highly-detailed object surfaces at the
cost of computer performance.
Environment Map: This enables reflective objects, but can cause the
frame rate to drop. This feature is not recommend for low–end systems.
Sound Options
Individually adjust the Sound Effects, Music and Voice volumes. You can
also toggle On and Off the EAX Environment Audio option.
Keyboard
Use this menu to re-map any of the keyboard or mouse commands, or
to restore the default settings. For the complete list of the default
keyboard commands, see "Keyboard Commands” in the Quick Start
chapter.
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GAME MENUS
MAIN MENU
Start Game: Create a new party and begin playing Might and Magic IX.
Load Game: Load previously saved games.
Options: Change your Game, Video, Sound or Keyboard Options.
View Intro: View the Might and Magic IX Introductory Video.
Credits: Peruse the names of the folks who worked so hard to bring
you this fun adventure.
Game Options
Turn Speed: The slider adjusts the speed in which you can turn your
party’s view when using the keyboard.
Mouse Sensitivity: This slider adjusts the speed of the mouse. Setting
this to the right will increase your mouse pointer and mouselook speed.
Always Run: Toggle On and Off the "always running" mode for your
party. When set to On, your party’s movement will default to the "run"
speed. Press the ‘SHIFT’ key if you want them to walk. Conversely, if it
is set to Off, hold down the ‘SHIFT’ key to make your party run.
Blood Splats: Toggle the blood splats within the game On and Off.
Invert Mouse: Turns the inverted/reversed mouse functions. Use this
to flip the mouselook Y–axis.
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